Blessing Okagbare
Commonwealth
2014 double gold medallist, Blessing Okagbare, has expressed her
delight at winning another medal at the 2015 Jamaica International
Invitational Meet.
After winning a gold medal in the Women’s
4x200m and placing seventh in the 4x100m at the IAAF World Relays in
Bahamas last week, Okagbare on Saturday placed second at the JIIM with a
time of 11.05secs behind Elaine Thompson of Jamaica, who finished at
10.97secs.
Allyson Felix of the USA arrived at 11.09secs to clinch the event’s bronze.
The African 100m champion took to Facebook to express her excitement at adding the medal to her hauls.
She wrote, “Such an amazing feeling when your name is been called and the crowd is cheering for you.
“Jamaica is one of the best country with such an amazing fans/supporters who understand and love sports.
“Thanks for having me Jamaica and, congratulations to every athlete that competed today….tooblessednottomakeadifference.”
Meanwhile, the seventh-place finish in
the Women’s 4x100m at the IAAF World relays, has ensured Nigeria a place
in the event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
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